Category Archives: Vanilla Ninja

Interviews, Piret Järvis-Milder, Vanilla Ninja

Hirmocast

Posted on by Zuzanna
09
Sep

Before the release of Vanilla Ninja’s new album „Encore”, Piret Järvis-Milder remembers the times when the band was formed. Piret, Katrin, Triin [Randloo] and her friend Mari met Sven Lõhmus at the nightclub Café Amigo. There was no casting, there were just the four of us at Amigo. – Piret clarifies the rumours that spread around as if there were a lot of participants and volunteers and a whole casting.

A year had passed since the band’s formation, but things had not moved forward and two girls – Triin and Mari – left. Then came the information from the TopTen record label that they wanted to do something with Maarja Kivi, who was already well-known [at the time], and then Maarja came to the meeting at the office together with Lenna. On the other side of the table, there were Katrin and I. We looked at each other, talked and thought: okay, let’s try. There was no „Vanilla Ninja” name yet, only an idea to start a band. – Piret recalls the beginnings of Vanilla Ninja at „Hirmocast” after almost 20 years, with the women now gaining a new momentum to act and create music.

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Articles, Singles, Vanilla Ninja

“If “The Reason Is You” was not super convincing, we would not be here today.”

Posted on by Zuzanna
26
Aug

Vanilla Ninja released the third single this summer, “The Reason Is You” from their upcoming album “Encore”.
We are so pleased that “The Reason Is You” is reaching the listeners today, on Estonia’s Independence Restoration Day, because the video to this song is our first one for the international market that was shot in Estonia. – said the band member, Piret Järvis-Milder.
Throughout our career, we have filmed in Iceland, South Africa, Mallorca and many times in Germany, but not yet in Estonia. So we were really glad to finally create a visual for our music at home, as we had dreamed about it for so long.
The video for “The Reason Is You” was shot in Kultuurikatel’s boiler room and although it was directed by Oliver Sommer from Germany, the film crew consisted mostly of Estonians. The video’s cinematographer was Mart Vares, the styling was taken care of by Karolin Kuusik, make-up was done by Kaia Triisa and Mammu, and you can see Borka behind the drums.

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Singles, Vanilla Ninja, Video

The reason is you

Posted on by Zuzanna
The Reason is You Vanilla Ninja
16
Aug

The girls just cannot slow down – their new single, “The Reason Is You”, is going to be released already on Friday, August 20th! This is the song the fans have already heard in the snippets revealed in the band’s official comeback announcement. After awakening the listeners’ excitement, the time has come to present the track’s full glory. Vanilla Ninja are reaching back to their roots – Lenna’s mesmerizing voice combined with a catchy melody, fabulous guitar solo and interesting lyrics (with a twist) should satisfy even the pickiest of fans. What is more, the track got chosen as a theme song for a soon-to-be-released TV series!
The accompanying music video is going to have its premiere also on Friday, at 8 p.m. It will be the first video fully recorded in Tallinn since “Nagu Rockstaar” was released in 2002. 

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Vanilla Ninja, Video

“No Regrets” making-of

Posted on by Tom
23
Jul

We are happy to announce that a week from now, on July 30th, a special treat for Vanilla Ninja fans is going to be released! The exclusive footage from behind the scenes of the “No Regrets” video shoot is going to be published on Bros Music’s official YouTube channel. The girls wish that with this material they can bring their fans closer not only to the beautiful scenery of yellow rapeseed fields and mysterious Schönow Castle but also the atmosphere on the set. Hopefully, the making-of will shed some new light on the creative process behind the video directed by Oliver Sommer and the song itself. Something definitely worth waiting for!

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Interviews, TV, Vanilla Ninja, Video

Ringvaade

Posted on by Zuzanna
22
Jul

On July 15th, Vanilla Ninja visited ETV’s show “Ringvaade” to talk about their reunion and promote the newest, already second comeback single, “No Regrets”. Lenna, Piret and Katrin joined the host in the studio, while Triinu connected with them via a video call from Switzerland.
The girls’ showed a sneak-peek of the new music video for “No Regrets” and gave an interesting interview.
Among the points made during the conversation were:
– When asked whether they had come back to stay, Katrin answered that they were planning to stick around for at least 5 years (or hopefully even more, according to Piret)
– It turns out that Piret was the one that took it upon herself to invite Triinu back into Vanilla Ninja for the reunion. The first arrangements were made during a phone call.
– The girls had been considering the comeback for a long time and finally, in 2019, they decided the time was right. Had they not made up their minds then, the plan would have remained only a loose idea.
– How is the current Vanilla Ninja different from the band from 13 years ago? In Katrin’s opinion, the biggest difference is their music – there are some great, more peaceful tracks in their current repertoire that stand in contrast to the energetic rock songs she was originally expecting.

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